Book-binding



(No'ModeL) W. M. KIN NAYRD.

BOOK BINDING.

No. 379,649. Patented Mar. 20, 1888.

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iJNiTED STATES \VILL M. KIN N ARD,

PATENT FFICE.

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

BOOK-BINDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,649, dated March20, 1888.

Application filed June 15, 1887.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that l, \VILL M. KINNARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Day- ,ton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Book-Binding, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

My invention relates more particularly to blank books, such as ledgers,journals, 850., though it is applicable to books of all kinds.

The object of my invention is to enable the leaves of the book whenopened at any place to lieperfectly fiat, for greater convenience eitherin reading, writing, or ruling in said books; and it has for a furtherobject the more secure binding of the book to its cover. Its noveltywill be herein set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of myimproved book opened at the middle. Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevationofthe middle portion ofthe book opened at the middle. Fig. 3 isan-enlarged detail View in sectional end elevation of one of thebinding-stubs and a section of the book secured thereto. Fig. 4 is asectional side elevation through thelinexmofFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a planview of a portion of one of the binding-stubs open. Fig. 6 is a bottomplan view ofa portion of one of the binding-stubs.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts inall the figures.

A represents the usual or any suitable covers of the book, B its back,and O the hinding-strap. The sections or signatures D ofthe hook,instead of being secured directly to the binding-strap and thebinding-cords, are secured to interposed binding-stubs E, glued orotherwise firmly secured to the binding-strap C. These stubs arepreferably constructed as follows: Each stub is composed of a piece ofleather, canvas, or other suitable material, folded upon itself andglued together, with spacing-strips, a, of paper or other material,interposed between the folds, and with spaces 1) between their adjacentends, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6. These spaces form passages through thestubs for stitching-threads, as hereinafter Serial No. 211,330. (Nomodel.)

explained, and notches are cut in the bottom of the stub, registeringwith the passages l), for the passage of the bindingcords c.

The sections or signatures of the book, each composed of any desirednumber of pages and folded in the usual manner, are attached to thebinding stubs and cords in the following manner:

The stitching-cord d, Fig. 4, secured at one end,passes along the creaseol'the section, down through the first of the passages I), through thestub, is knotted around the binding-cord registering with said passage,is passed back up through the same passage and perforations, extendsalong the crease to the next passage, thence extends down through saidpassage, is knotted around the binding-cord registering with saidpassage, and thence up through the same passage and perforations, and soon to the end of the section. At the end of the section it is passedfrom the bottom of the stub to the bottom of the adjacent stub, upthrough theend passage in the same, and thence along the section, asbefore explained. in this way it will be seen that all of the sectionsare secured together and to their respective stubs and the binding-cords by one continuous stitching-thread, and that by tying orknotting the stitchingthread to the binding'cords the accidentalbreaking or cutting of the stitchingthread at any point of the bookwould not affect the stitching-thread at any other point, or loosen thesame to allow it to be pulled out. By the use of the interposed strips(1. and the formation of the passages 1) between their ends ample roomis afforded for the stitching-cord, which is thus prevented from bulgingout the sides of the stubs, as might be the case if no such strips wereemployed to form passages. If necessary, narrow strips may be secured tothe outside of the binding-stubs along their bottoms, to give thedesired shape and thickness to the back of the book, as shown at 0 0,Fig. 3. Vhen the sections are all thus bound together, the book is readyto be secured to the binding-strap and covers, which is done in theusual or any suitable manner.

The construction of the stubs may be varied to suit the ideas of thebookmaker, and it will be readily seen that by their use andinterposition between the sections and bindingstraps the sections orsignatures of the book open and turn on hinges, as it were, and theleaves will lie perfectly flat, wherever the book is opened.

It is evident that my invention is equally applicable to books which donot have springbacks and in which the back of the book serves as abinding-strap,and may also be used in flexible books and in books whichhave no distinct binding-strap.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. The combination,with the sections of a book and its binding-cords, of binding-stubsinterposed between said sections and bindingcords, and the stitching-thread passed through perforations in said binding-stubs and tied aroundthe binding-cords, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the sections of a book and its binding-cords,of binding-stubs interposed between said sections and bindingcords,and acontinuous stitching-thread passed cords, substantially as described,and for the purpose set forth.

4:. The binding-stubs E, e posed strips a, arranged with spaces betweentheir adjacent endsto form passages 12 for the stitching-thread,substantially as described.

' WILL M. KINNARD.

Witnesses:

ALF-RED M. ALLEN, GEORGE HEIDMAN.

ach having inter-

